22 August 2011

"The words are awkwardly placed, and clearly out of their element. Still they continue on, going somewhere. The sea of the book is composed of two photographs found in a family album lost in an archive."

"Strange Cities coincides with an exhibition of photographs at Ampersand Gallery & Fine Books in Portland, Oregon. A design collaboration between the artist & gallery, the book features work that Brubaker shot while traveling in Vietnam during Spring, 2010."

"The second and last 'promo' item for a book I’m working on about Willets Point. Photographs of Willets Point, a colorful industrial area of Queens, NY currently fighting Mayor Bloomberg's million dollar redevelopment plan"

08 August 2011

"Of all the categories we use for living things, I find the concept of the weed the most intriguing. Inclusion is dependent on time and place as much as any inherent characteristic, but the most fundamental aspect of the weed is the ability to subvert human order simply by growing. This self published collection of photographs features weeds, and includes a packet of seeds collected while photographing."

Description : Spare book made of 8 images all coming from the same 24x36 colour negative. Subconsciously influenced by the love scene in front of the headlights in Lost Highway by David Lynch. Website / to order

There are 30 images accompanied by three letters written by Siran. Together they are trying to relocate a passing past. Each small peculiarity indicates its weak and fake side, while all creates a countless power to face reality, an infinite world around us.

Chen Siran is a female photographer currently living and working in the city of Beijing.

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